Yukon
Areas

The 21 areas we cover in and around Yukon

Every area we cover in and around Yukon, with what it costs and how many hotels we track in it.

Areas
21
Hotels
80
Cheapest area
C$153
Median night
C$171
Main Street in downtown Whitehorse with low-rise buildings and the Yukon River behind
Downtown Whitehorse from C$153

The compact grid between Main Street and the river — where every Yukon trip actually starts, whether you like it or not.

4 hotels CAPITAL CORE
Aerial view of Whitehorse showing the Yukon River bending around the city
Whitehorse from C$185

The whole city — downtown, Riverdale, Porter Creek, the Alaska Highway strip. 70% of Yukoners live here.

4 hotels GREATER WHITEHORSE
Suburban street in Riverdale with the clay cliffs and Grey Mountain in the background
Riverdale from C$160

Quiet residential neighbourhood across the Robert Campbell Bridge — Whitehorse’s family suburb, close to the river trails.

4 hotels RESIDENTIAL EAST
Aurora over the hills north of Whitehorse
Porter Creek from C$153

North-end residential district along the Alaska Highway — cheaper stays, closer to Takhini and the airport.

2 hotels NORTH SUBURBS
Marsh Lake at sunset with cabins on the shore and the Alaska Highway behind
Marsh Lake from C$181

Cottage country 40 km south of Whitehorse — swans in spring, ice fishing in winter, quiet cabins year-round.

1 hotel LAKESIDE COMMUTER
Carcross village with the wooden footbridge over the Nares River and mountains behind
Carcross from C$202

Tiny lakeside village 75 km south of Whitehorse — Carcross Desert, Bennett Lake, and the White Pass railway.

4 hotels MOUNTAIN VILLAGE
Tagish Bridge and the Six Mile River between Marsh Lake and Tagish Lake
Tagish from C$167

Sleepy cottage community on the Six Mile River, halfway between Whitehorse and Carcross — cabins and quiet.

4 hotels LAKESIDE HAMLET
Haines Junction with the St Elias Mountains rising behind the village
Haines Junction from C$216

Small town at the doorstep of Kluane National Park — mountains, glaciers, and the best bakery in the territory.

4 hotels GATEWAY TO KLUANE
Destruction Bay on Kluane Lake with the Ruby Range behind
Destruction Bay from C$188

Windswept highway settlement on Kluane Lake — a fuel stop and a striking view, 100 km west of Haines Junction.

4 hotels HIGHWAY STOP
Burwash Landing on Kluane Lake with the Kluane Museum of Natural History
Burwash Landing from C$181

Small Kluane First Nation community 15 km past Destruction Bay — museum, lake, and the world’s largest gold pan.

4 hotels FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITY
The Beaver Creek Canada border sign on the Alaska Highway
Beaver Creek from C$181

Westernmost community in Canada, 30 km from the Alaska border — a highway stop, nothing more, nothing less.

4 hotels ALASKA BORDER
The Yukon River from the air near Dawson City
Dawson City from C$230

The Klondike Gold Rush town at the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike Rivers — still muddy, still dramatic, still fun.

1 hotel GOLD RUSH TOWN
Mayo village on the Stewart River
Mayo from C$181

Old riverboat and silver-mining town on the Stewart River, 400 km north of Whitehorse — quiet, remote, historic.

4 hotels SILVER TRAIL
Autumn colour across the Yukon hills
Keno City from C$174

Tiny former silver-mining town at the end of the Silver Trail — 20 residents, one hotel, iconic signpost hill.

4 hotels END OF THE ROAD
Carmacks village on the Yukon River
Carmacks from C$174

Klondike Highway village on the Yukon River, halfway between Whitehorse and Dawson — fuel, food, sleep.

3 hotels KLONDIKE HIGHWAY STOP
Pelly River crossing at Pelly Crossing village
Pelly Crossing from C$167

Selkirk First Nation community on the Klondike Highway at the Pelly River — historic Fort Selkirk nearby.

FIRST NATIONS CROSSROADS
Faro town with the Anvil Range mountains behind
Faro from C$174

Former mining town in central Yukon — quiet now, but big scenery and the Fannin sheep sanctuary nearby.

RESOURCE TOWN
Ross River village at the confluence of the Ross and Pelly Rivers
Ross River from C$167

Kaska First Nation community at the confluence of the Ross and Pelly Rivers — remote, quiet, deeply Yukon.

CAMPBELL HIGHWAY
The Sign Post Forest in Watson Lake with thousands of signs from around the world
Watson Lake from C$181

Gateway town on the Alaska Highway near the BC border — home of the Sign Post Forest, 450 km east of Whitehorse.

ALASKA HIGHWAY EAST
Teslin Bridge over the Nisutlin River and Teslin Lake
Teslin from C$174

Inland Tlingit community on Teslin Lake, halfway between Whitehorse and Watson Lake on the Alaska Highway.

INLAND TLINGIT
Old Crow village on the Porcupine River in northern Yukon
Old Crow from C$250

Yukon’s only fly-in-only community — Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, north of the Arctic Circle, 800 km from Whitehorse.

FLY-IN ARCTIC

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